Pleasing paradoxes in Newfane, Vermont
by“I’m playing The Rolling Stones since we’re going to the inn,” my sister Gina said, pumping up the volume as I got in the…
December 2016
Celebrate the spirit of giving
A charmed winemaking life
by“I don’t drink Chardonnay,” a smart lawyer- friend of mine told me not long ago. I asked her why and she told me, “It’s…
A taste of the sea
byLeslie and Elizabeth Barnes have transformed an 18th-century granary (later home to the Willett House restaurant) into a virtual haven for seafood seekers along…
A No-Bake Canoli Recipe
byDecember is a bustling month. Your ovens will be filled with cooking for the holidays, so here is a great recipe that requires no…
From Bali to Bloomie’s
byTwo years ago, WAG had the pleasure of interviewing Guy Bedarida — then creative director/head designer of John Hardy — at an event at…
Leader of the pack
byThere’s something truly magical about listening to the melodic three-part harmony of Alawa and her two brothers, Nikai and Zephyr. The sound starts with…
Still charming
byWhen WAG first visited with Samantha Levine back in 2013, the founder and creative director of Auburn Jewelry had put her law career on…
A home of their own
byThe measure of your life will not be what you will accumulate but in what you give away.” —Wayne W. Dyer, American philosopher In…
The beautiful life
byThe teal-hued walls of Giordano Beauty in Hastings-on-Hudson are filled with vintage cosmetic ads. The glamorous women in exotic locales captivated a beauty-obsessed Susan…
Sisley-Paris’ new product says to heck with tech neck
byAh, the neck – such a fragile part of the body as giraffes and the late Nora Ephron (author of “I Feel Bad About…